Serum inhibin-B and follicle stimulating hormone as predictors of the presence of sperm in testicular fine needle aspirate in men with azoospermia

Dimitrios G. Goulis, Paris Polychronou, Themistokis Mikos, Grigorios Grimbizis, Sriridon Gerou, Vassiliki Pavlidou, Athanasios Papanikolaou, Basil C. Tarlatzis, Ioannis N. Bontis, Ioannis Papadimas

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Objective: Inhibin-B (Inh-B) is produced by Sertoli cells and controls Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) secretion through a negative feedback mechanism. The primary aim of this study was to compare Ιnh-B with FSH as predictors of the recovery of sperm in testicular fine needle aspirate in men with azoospermia …